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RECORDER.
Vol. XII.]
PRICE : 5 CENTS PER ANNUM.
TORONTO, MARCH, 1906.
[No. 2
A\crnl?crs of Corporation*
Rev. Elmure Hakris, 0.1>., President,
Bethedeii. Walmer Road, Toronto.
Rev. R. V. Mackay, D.D.,)
Toronto. y Vice-P residents .
J. D. Xasmith, Toronto. J
Jos. N. Shenstonk, Secretary and Treasurer,
40 Walmer Road, Toronto.
Rev. \Vm. Stewart, D.D., Principal,
1.18 St. Geor!?e St., Toronto.
James Acton, Toronto.
E. Hooper, M.D., Toronto.
R. KiLGOUR, Toronto.
Thos. a. Rodoer, Yorkton, K9»a..
Elias Roukrs, Toronto.
General Council.
Barrie ,
Judoe Ardagh.
Br ANT FORD .
U. Cook.
Frank M. Foster.
belleville :
Rev. R. Wallace.
QALT:
R. G. Struthers.
OUELPH :
RKV.T.WARDROrE,D.D.
R. M. HoBSON.
St. Catharines .■
George W. Hodgetts.
Stratford .
DoNCAN Stewart.
Toronto :
El). St. (iEO. Baldwin,
M.D.
Thos. S. Colk.
c. m. ooi'kland.
Rkv. T. C. Dks Barres,
M.A.
J. W. Flavellk.
Rev. H. W. Frost.
J. J. GARTSHtiRE.
Hamilton .• C. S. Gzowski.
Rev. Fred. E. Howitt. w. H. Howitt. M.l>.
KINGSTON .- ?^-^■• T. B. Hyde.
B W RnnvRTRnv J"HN MackaV.
a. » . K0BERT80N. jj^.y ^ .McTaVI.'^H.
LINDSAY: D.Sc.
Rkv. G. J. Bishop, D D. Chkptkr D. Massey.
G. B. Meadows.
Rkv. H. M. Parsons,
D.D
F. M. Pratt.
I W. J. Robertson.
! Harrv L. Stark.
The names of other friends in imi»ortant rentrcs
«re yet to be added to the General Council.
Montreal .•
Geo. Hague.
PAR/S :
John Penman.
Instructors and Lecturers kor i905-ot;
Rev. Wm. Stewart, D.D.
Rev. Elmoke Harris, D.D.
Hkv. John .McNicol, B.D.
Kev. Alkx. I^ATTKRm»X.
Rkv. t. B. Hyde, M.A.
Rev. ale.x. Ksler, M.A.
Examiners kor r.xi.'ioe.
Rev. T. C. Dks Barhks, M.A
Kev. W. H. Hincks, I.L.B.
Rev. T. H. Hyde, M..\.
Rev. H. p. Paks..ns. D.D.
Rev. H. p. Welton, D.D.
Miss Annie Burns, A$at. Secretary and Librarian.
Our Design.— The great desiRii of tlie
School is the tiaiuinf? of conseriateil men
and women for Christian service at liome
and abroad.
CoNTRiBUTiON.s.— Any friends deairinp
to have fellowsliip in tlie work may send
their contributions to the Treasurer, J.
N. Shenstone, Esq., 40 Walmer Road,
Toronto, or to any officer of the School.
Attendance this Term.
By the blessing of God the Bible Train-
ing School continues to prosper. The
enrolment of students in the Day Classes
up to Feb. 16th is Gl, and in the Evening
Classes it is 28*i. Owing to the great in-
terest and enthusiasm awakeiuMl \>y the
Torrey-Alexauder campaign, the attend-
ance was smaller than usual at the even-
ing lectures during .lanuary. This was
to be expected, but our numbers have
attain increased ; and we have every
reason to believe that good work is being
done in all the departments of the School.
THE RECORDER.
The Torrey-Alexander Mission.
The great evangelistic services held in
this city hv Messrs. Torrej' and Alexan-
der during tlie month of January resulted
in what has probably been the most
remarkable revival ever experienced in
Canada. The members of the Bible
Training School took a very prominent
part in connection with the great meet-
ings. Our President, Dr. Harris, ren-
dered important service as chairman of
the devotional committee. Some of our
young men did u good deal of self-denying
work as ushers ; some of the young ladies
were members of the choir ; while others
of our students were greatly blessed in
leading not a few of the inquirers to put
their trust in Christ as their personal
Saviour, and thus to enter on the Chris-
tian life. Since the special services closed,
we have been pleased to welcome several
of the recent converts to our Evening
Classes, where we trust they will find
the study of the Word of God to be help-
ful to their spiritual growth, and also to
be the means of furnishing them unto
every good work.
Visiting Lecturers.
In December our friend, Rev. T. Brad-
ley Hj'de, completed his valuable and
much appreciated course of lectures on
the " Person and Work of the Holy
Spirit.'' The special lecturer for the pre-
sent term is Rev. A. Esler, M.A., pastor
of Cooke's Church in this city, who is
taking as his subject, "Christ and the
Old Testament Scriptures," an important
and timely theme. Dr. Bowie and Dr.
Shore have resumed their medical lectures
on Wednesday and Friday afternoons,
and Mr. Criiigan is again conducting the
vocal music class. Dr. Howitt has been
spending part of the winter with his
family in Nassau, so that the students
cannot have the benefit of his instruction
this term. A new lecturer is Miss M. A.
Baker, who is kindly giving to the stu-
dents every Friday afternoon a course of
useful training in Voice Culture and
Elocution.
Our Evangelistic Band.
Mr A. !M. Shannon, leader of the
Evangelistic Band for the present term,
reports as follows :
"The work of the Evangelistic Band
during the past three months has been,
on the whole, most encouraging, God
having at nearly every service manifested
Himself in the saving of one or more per-
sons. To Him be all the praise for hav-
ing thus blessedly owned our weak and
imperfect efforts, and given us an expect-
ant confidence that He will continue to
bless our work during the remainder of
the session. The Band conducts at least
three services every week, but very often
we have had to respond to one or more
extra calls. On several occasions two
meetings have been conducted on the
same evening, in which case the Band
has divided. In all. some forty meetings
have been conducted since last report."
Two Deaths.
In the end of November, one of our
Day students, Miss Annie Perry, died in
the hospital at Port Arthur, after under-
going a serious operation. Gentle in
disposition, faithful in her studies, and
earnest in her desires to engage in Chris-
tian service, she had the fullest confidence
and esteem of her instructors, fellow-
students and friends, who sympathize
with her family in their sore bereave-
ment, and will hold her memory in the
highest regard. " To depart and be with
Christ is ver3'' far better."
We learn also with deep regret of the
recent death in this city of Harry E.
Smedley, a student with us for a time in
the Evening Classes, who has been called
away at the early age of 24. He had
spent a year in mission work in Northern
Nigeria, where he contracted one of the
deadly native diseases, from which he
never recovered. He was a young man
of great promise, ability and devotion.
The bereaved familj' have our sympathies
and prayers.
THE KECOKDER.
Loss by Fire.
We greatly regret to learn that the
mission buildings at Bidti, Northern
Nijieria, West Africa, where our two
former students, Mr. Chas. Waddell and
Miss A. Schofield, have been laboring;,
were destroyed by fire in December, and
nearly everything belonpicfj to the four
missionaries at the station was lost. The
fire originated from the burning of corn
husks in the vicinity. This is a sore
calamity. Help is urgently needed, and
we trust that some who read this notice
will send an early contribution to Rev.
R. v. Bingham, 262 Delaware Avenue,
Toronto.
Examination Papers.
The following are three of the papers
on which the students wrote at the ter-
minal examinations, which were held
just before the Christmas holidays :
1. PETER.
REV. ELMORK HARRIS, D.D.
1. What is the theme of this Epistle and
where is it so stated in the book
itself?
2. Give a general outline'of the Epistle.
3. What passage in Paul's Epistles sums
up the main teaching of this letter?
4. Explain the term 'strangers" in
verse 1.
5. Write a brief note on verse 2, giving
onlj' its general significance.
6. Distinguish "grace"' and ''mercy "'in
verses 2 and 3.
7. State the significance of "salvation"
in the New Testament and illustrate
from this letter.
8. Explain the expression "Gird up the
loins of your mind" (v, 13), giving
some Scripture passages.
9. Enumerate some blessings involved in
"the Grace ... to be brought . . .
at the revelation of Jesus Christ "'
(v. 13).
10. State briefly Peter's thought by the
Spirit of the " Methods of Holiness "
(v. 14).
CHRISTIAN KVIUBNCB8.
RKV. JOHN UC.MCUL, B.I>.
1. Why is the study of Christian Evi-
dences ncceshary ?
2. State briefly' the moral argument for
the existence of God.
3. Show how man is fitted to receive a
further revelation of God than that
of nature.
4. How would you reply to the objection
against the character of God Ijased
on the existence of evil in the world.
5. Give a definition of miracles.
6. Give reasons for believing that the
Mosaic account of the origin of the
religion of Israel is historically true.
7. The Laws of the Old Testament claim
to have been instituted by God
through Moses. State briefly the
evidence in support of this claim.
8. Mention five of the most prominent
miracles in the histor\' of Israel, and
point out indications of truth in the
accounts.
9. Write a note on the fulfilment of Old
Testament prophecy in regard to the
great nations of the time.
10. How is the treatment of the Canaan-
ites consistent with the character of
God?
MES.SIANIC PROPHECIES.
KEV. WM. STEWART, O.D.
1. Explain the meaning of prophecy, and
of the name " Messiah."
2. What prominence has Messianic
teaching in the Old Testament?
3. Show that important New Testament
truths are suggested in the prophecy
about " the Seed of the woman "
4. Write a note'on "theShiloh prophecy."
5. What is meant bj- the expression, "the
sure mercies of David."
6. Give the meaning of the decree, "Thou
art M V Son : this daj- have I begotten
Thee."
7. What is meant by Shoshanim. Mas-
chil, Sons of Korah, Song of loves ?
8. Write a note on the extent of Messiah's
Kingdom as set forth in Psalm 72.
9. Explain " Thou art a priest for ever,
after the order of Melchizedek."
10. What seven-fold gifts of the Spirit
were to rest on the Messiali ?
THE RECORDER.
Notes.
We aio inclRbteil to our friend, Rev.
Dr. Parson.s of tliis citj', for the recent
Rift of ten useful volumes to our library-.
It is expected that the closint; exercises
of the present — which is the twelfth —
session of the School, will take i)lace on
Friday, April 27th.
Tub next students' public meeting has
been appointed for Monday evening,
March 5th. An interesting programme
has l)een arranged.
Our former students, Pastor J. S.
Leckie, of Brighton, and Pastor J. Des-
son, of Norwood, have been greatly
blessed in recent evangelistic labors.
Miss Annie Clare, who was for a
time a member of the Day Classes, has
been recently appointed to Mission work
among the Indian children of the North-
West.
The meetings of the mission bands in
the Day and Evening classes are well
attended, and the officers are kept busy
replying to invitations to outside appoint-
ments.
At the Torrey-Alexander meetings one
of our experienced students had conver-
sation with 38 inquirers, who definitely
professed faith in the Lord Jesus Christ
as their personal Saviour.
Among the most earnest and faithful
workers in the Torrey-Alexander Mission
was our former student, Miss M. G. Mit-
chell, who came to the city for a month
to take part in the work.
Miss Etta J. Fletcher, a graduate
of the School in 1903. has received an ap-
pointment as Field Secretary of the
Baptist Women's Foreign Mission Society
of Michigan. We wish her all success in
this important service.
The School is represented at the great
Student Volunteer Convention at Nash-
ville, Tenn.. by President Harris, and
also by Mr. H. L. Troyer, Miss L. Arm-
strong and Miss J. Dale of the Day
classes.
President Hakris has been recently
taking part in two Bible Conferences in
Florida; and on liis return north heat-
tended the great Student Volunteer Con-
vention at Nashville, Tenn., where he
was to preside over the section of Bible
study in Training Schools and Colleges.
We regret to announce that our friend,
Mrs. S. T. V. Mason, who has been so
much esteemed and beloved during the
years of her connection with the School,
has been suffering a good deal lately
from the malady under which she is
afflicted. In the midst of jniin and suffer-
ing, however, she is rejoicing in Christ
her Saviour.
A VERY pleasing incident occurred just
before the close of the fall term, when
the three permanent instructors of the
School received eacli an address and suit-
able presentation from the students.
Miss Burns, our faithful helper in the
office work, was similarlj' remembered.
All made thankful acknowledgement of
these kind tokens of appreciation from
the students.
The various Missionary Societies and
Bands of the School have recently been
amalgamated into one large society. At
the meeting for organization the follow-
ing officers were elected : Hon. Presi-
dents, the Instructors of the School, Dr.
Elmore Harris, Rev, AVm. Stewart, D.D.,
and Rev. John McNicol, B.D. ; President,
H. L. Troyer ; Vice-Pi-esident, Miss L.
Shephard ; Recording Secretary, Miss L.
Armstrong; Corresponding Secretary,
Miss M. Goforth ; Assistant Correspond-
ing Secretary, Miss M. Eraser; Trea-
surer, Miss M. G. Lesslie.
Receipts for General Fund.
The following donations have been re-
ceived from Nov. 23rd, 1905, to Feb. 14th,
1906 •:
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Total to Feb.
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